Tinsel package



Aug. 20, 1929. B. E. FRANKE 1,725,449

TJNSEL PACKAGE Filed Oct. 19, 1927 Patented Aug. 20, 1929.

UNITED STATES BERNARD E. FRANKE, OF CATONSVILLE, MARYLAND.

TINSEL PACKAGE.

Application filed October 19, 1927.

Tinsel ribbon or tinsel cord is a lustrous material which is primarilyfor ornamental purposes, the lustrous effect being obtained byinterweaving or covering the body of the cord or strands with thinstrips of bright new metal. This is easily tarnished and in thepackaging of this material for sale the preservation of the appearanceis an important element. As in the regular course of events severalmonths must elapse between the manufacture and sale or use of the tinseland, further, as the material is made in various colors and must be opento inspection while on sale, the protection of the bright metal fromtarnishing, with consequent deterioration of the commodity, particularlin humid climates, presents a diflicutpro lem.

The present invention relates to a tinsel package by and in which thecommodityis completely protected so as to preserve its appearance, thetinsel being at the time open to inspection and fully exposed for thispurpose.

In the accompanying drawings I have 11- lustrated a package embodyingthe invention in the preferred form. In the drawings: Figure 1 is asection on the plane of the axis.

Figure 2 is a perspective view. Referring to the drawings by numerals,each of which is used to indicate the same or similar parts in thedifferent figures, the package comprises a tube 1 which is preferably ofpaper and of considerable diameter and length in proportion to the sizeof the package. The tinsel cord or material 2 is wound on the tube inany suitable manner, being preferably in a rather thin layer of uniformdepth. The package is then wrapped with a transparent sheet material 3,that which is preferred in the present instance being known ascellophane. The transparent covering 3, which is proof against thepenetration of the atmosphere and moisture, is turned inside the tube asto its end edges at 4 and the ends are further closed by means ofcircular seals 5 affixed thereto with any suitable adhesive, andcovering the entire ends of the package.

The longitudinal edges of the covering material 3 are also preferablysecured by Serial No. 227,084.

means of a seal 6 shown on the side of the package.

The tinsel material which, as already stated, is partially composed ofbright new metal which gives the luster characteristic of thiscommodity, is thus fully protected and at the same time exposed forinspection through the transparent covering, the nature of the packageaccomplishing the important result that it is not necessary to break thepackage, expose the contents and destroy the value to enable theprospective customers to examine and determine the shade and otherqualities of the material before purchasing. It is also of interest thatthe relatively large diameter and smooth curvature of the tubeeliminates sharp bends and kinking of the material.

The tubular formation of the package, the inside diameter of the tubebeing sufficient to admit the ends of the wrapper and the fingers of theoperator, greatly simplifies the wrapping operation. The wrapper, belnglonger than the tube, is rolled about the tubular package and the endsbeing then turned inside the tube, serve to hold the wrapper inposition, but to effect a tight closure of the package the seals 5 areaffixed at each end as shown. To accomplish this, first one and then theother end of the package enclosed in the transparent wrapper, asdescribed, is moistened by touching a damp towel or sponge, themoistened end being then pressed down on the top seal of a pack ofseals, which are preferably glue coated for this purpose. rapping ispreferably completed, as aforesaid, by affixing the seal 6 which securesthe edges of the transparent wrapper 3.

I have thus described specifically and in detail a package embodying thefeatures of my invention in order that the nature of the invention maybe fully understood, however, the specific terms herein are useddescriptively rather than in a limiting sense, the scope of theinvention being defined in the claims.

That I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A tinsel package comprising a tube, a. layer of tinsel covering thetube, a transparent impermeable sheet wrapped about the packagecircumferentially and turned in at the ends of the tube, and end sealsafiixed to and closing the ends outside the sheet.

2. A tinsel package comprising a tube of relatively large diameter toadmit the fingers in wrapping the package, a layer of tinsel coveringthe tube, a transparent impermeable sheet Wrapped about the package inthe direction of the circumference of the latter and turned in at theends of the tube, and circular seals afiixed to and closing the ends 10outside the sheet, and a seal closing the longitudinal edges of theWrapping sheet.

Signed by me at Baltimore, Maryland, this 18th day of October, 1927.

BERNARD E. FRANKE.

